A 21-foot (6.4 meter) long crocodile was captured by staff of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (PAWD) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Philippines.

After 3 weeks of hunting, the giant crocodile was finally caught by 30 men, who used a heavy metal cable. The crocodile was caught on Saturday. Villagers caught the giant crocodile in Magsangsang creek in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur.

The team was lead by Mayor Edwin Elorde.

The crocodile weighed 1,075 kilogram (2,370 pound) and is suspected to have eaten a farmer last July and killing a 12 years-old girl in 2009.

The PAWD had instructed the team not to hurt the crocodile.

The local government will set up a nature park and use the crocodaile as the main attraction for eco-tourism where tourists could visit the giant animal. It will be the biggest star of the park, Elorde said.

Meanwhile, the residents have been blocked from going near the animal.

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Residents use their hands to measure a saltwater crocodile after it was caught in southern Philippines
Residents use their hands to measure a 21-feet (6.4 metres) saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, southern Philippines September 4, 2011. The crocodile captured on Sunday evening weighs more than 1000 kg and is the largest crocodile caught in the country to date, according to the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center. Picture taken September 4, 2011. REUTERS
Residents look at a crocodile after it was caught in southern Philippines
Residents look at a 21-feet (6.4 metres) saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, southern Philippines September 4, 2011. The crocodile captured on Sunday evening weighs more than 1000 kg and is the largest crocodile caught in the country to date, according to the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center. Picture taken September 4, 2011. REUTERS